Two Supply Chain Management Software Companies Merge

Two of the leading supply chain management software companies announced earlier this month that they were merging to form a single networked trading partner management technology solutions firm. Accellos — which is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado — has joined with the Minneapolis-based HighJump Software to create a new company that wil have 11,000 customers … Read more

Retail Sales Growth Flat But Economists Remain Upbeat on Economy

Retail sales gains between May and June showed relatively little growth, yet at least one economist from the National  Retail Federation said the retail industry could be on the brink of the rapid growth everybody has been waiting for since the start of the Great Recession. According to statistics released earlier this month by the … Read more

TSA Lifts Regulations on Air Cargo Screening

The US Transportation Security Administration has lifted requirements for air cargo screening reports that were implemented in the wake of the World Trade Center attack on 9/11. The TSA no longer will require airlines carrying passengers and cargo to to provide air cargo screening volume reporting, which some industry representatives said was putting a strain … Read more

Associated to Host Loyola Supply Chain Conference

Associated Integrated Supply Chain Solutions has been selected to host the 2014 Leadership Conference held by Loyola University’s Quinlan School of Business. The event will be held August 6 at the company’s headquarters in Addison, Illinois. Mike Romano, the company’s president and CEO, said the conference offers an opportunity to bring supply chain experts and … Read more

Honeywell Hires Robot Workers for Wisconsin Plant

Honeywell International, the giant technology and manufacturing company, has hired robotic automatic guided vehicles to assist in operations at its alarm system and structured wiring products plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Honeywell purchased the automated guided vehicles (AGVs) from Seegrid, a Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of robotic materials handling equipment., The driverless GP8 pallet trucks will be … Read more

Reusable Packaging Association Award Winners Announced

Svenska Retursystem, a Swedish packaging company, recently won the Reusable Packaging Association’s prestigious Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award. The company, which was recognized in the category of companies with revenues of more than $25 million, led a program to establish a common pooling system for more than 20 food producers in the Skandanavian nation and … Read more

Vehicle Battery Charging Companies Announce Partnership

Advanced Charging Technologies — a Fullerton, California, based company that makes battery charging stations for electric vehicles — announced recently that it has formed a strategic partnership with Green Charge Technologies, a high tech firm specializing in energy efficient, cost-effective battery charging and monitoring solutions. The move comes as more and more domestic and foreign … Read more